Photos of the Day 0213

Egyptians continue to celebrate in Cairo, Saturday. The main coalition of youth and opposition groups says it will end its protest in Tahrir Square after they succeeded in ousting longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak. Amr Nabil/AP

A chow chow named Cody is groomed before the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, Sunday. Seth Wenig/AP

An illustration released by Markosia Enterprises, Saturday, for the graphic novel " Kate and William: A Very Public Love Affair." The royal love story has been chronicled in a comic book. Markosia Enterprises/AP

Director Victoria Mahoney is carried by a member of staff as she arrives for the screening of the movie "Yelling to the Sky" at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Saturday. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

People playfully fight in the snow during the snow bath at the Quebec Winter Carnival in Quebec City, Saturday. Mathieu Belanger/Reuters

Immigrants rest in a room after they arrived at the port of Motril, southern Spain, Saturday, Feb.11. The Spanish Coast Guard rescued a boat with 55 migrants, five of them children, off the coast of Motril. Sergio Torres/AP

Ultra-right activists march through Dresden's city center Sunday to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the World War II bombing of the city. The resulting firestorm from the air raids destroyed 15 square miles and killed 25,000 people. Petr Josek/Reuters

Australia's Greg Jeloudev, left, breaks a tackle attempt by Scotland's Scott Riddell during the first round of the Sevens World Series Rugby tournament Saturday in Las Vegas. Julie Jacobson/AP

Cuban dissident Angel Moya, right, reacts during the weekly march of Cuban dissident group Ladies in White in Havana, Cuba, Sunday. Moya and Hector Maseda, two well-known Cuban dissidents, were released from prison Saturday, despite the fact both men said they wanted to remain in jail until other opposition leaders were freed and other demands were met. Javier Galeano/AP

In this frame from video officials remove a portrait of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the main cabinet building in Cairo, on Sunday. Egyptians are removing portraits of ousted President Hosni Mubarak which have hung in public and private institutions throughout his three decades in power. AP

After widespread protests, a six-month state of emergency started in October. Now, much depends on the next move of leaders who have long used their track record of economic development to paper over widespread human rights abuses and political repression.

ByJames Jeffrey, ContributorDecember 9, 2016

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For nearly a year, mass protests surged across Ethiopia – and stormed across the world’s headlines – as a movement that began with farmers fighting land grabs outside the country’s capital mushroomed into the country’s most sustained and widespread period of dissent and protests since its ruling party came to power more than two decades ago.